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Mexico City Ends Holiday DUI Crackdown With 1,834 Detentions and 1,807 Vehicles Impounded

City officials released final tallies from a monthlong holiday sobriety operation.

Overview

  • The SSC said the special Conduce sin Alcohol campaign ran 24/7 from December 12 to January 11 across all 16 boroughs.
  • More than 600,000 screenings were conducted to deter alcohol-related crashes during year-end festivities.
  • Authorities set up 1,130 checkpoints on key streets and city access routes identified for traffic risk.
  • Officers used Alcostop to conduct 610,701 interviews and administered 6,398 breath tests to drivers.
  • About 500 SSC personnel carried out the operation with support from the Mobility and Health secretariats and the city’s legal counsel.